Famous Personalities Born In 1697

Jan 01 Johann pfeiffer: Composer  

Jan 16 Richard savage: Poet  

Jan 30 Johann joachim quantz: German royal flautist/composer  

Feb 17 Louis-maurice de la pierre: Composer  

Feb 24 Bernard s albinus: [weiss], german surgeon/anatomist  

Mar 09 Friederike c neuber: German actress/author (allerkostbarste schatz)  

Mar 30 John-baptist xavery: Flemish sculptor  

Apr 01 Antoine françois prévost: French author and novelist  

Apr 08 Pierre prowo: Composer  

Apr 16 Johann gottlieb gorner: Composer  

Apr 23 George baron anson: British admiral/explorer  

May 10 Jean marie i'aine leclair: Composer  

Jun 04 Jacob israel emden: [jacob ben tswi], german rabbi  

Jun 11 Francesco a vallotti: Italian organist/composer/theorist  

Jul 10 Francois hanot: Composer  

Jul 11 Jean-baptiste-bourguignon d'anville: French geographer/cartographer  

Aug 06 Charles vii: Holy roman emperor (1742-45)  

Sep 06 Willem gideon deutz: Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant  

Oct 08 Cornelis consolation: Dutch portrait painter (unseemly love)  

Oct 18 Giovanni canaletto: Venetian painter (venicei regatta on grand canal)  

Oct 28 Canaletto: Italian artist  

Nov 09 Claudio casciolini: Composer  

Nov 10 William hogarth: England, satiric painter/engraver (rake's progress)  

Nov 25 Gerhard tersteegen: German evangelist/poet (wrote in blood)  

Dec 05 Carlo arrigoni: Composer  

Jan 01 Filippo baldinucci: Florentine biographer/historian (b. 1624)  

Jan 06 Carlo mannelli: Composer,  

Jan 26 Georg mohr: Danish mathematician (b. 1640)  

Jan 28 John fenwick: English conspirator  

Feb 03 Sjoucke gabbes: Frisian sailor,  

Mar 01 Francesco redi: Italian physician (b. 1626)  

Mar 25 Hendrik casimir ii: King of nassau-dietzstadhouder,  

Mar 26 Godfrey mcculloch: Scottish politician and murderer (executed) (b. 1640)